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Plot & Themes Tone of story - scarey (primal ax-wielding fear) Time/era of story: Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 20 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Search for technology? Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Main Adversary Identity: - an organization Setting Desert? Yes Desert: - hostile arabs - dying of thirst, sunburn City? Yes City: - dangerous Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to torture Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - use of artificial tools - rape (yeech!) Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights - frying (electrocuted) - rough sex - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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